Focalboard vs Wiki.js
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Focalboard with
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Feature Focalboard Wiki.js Category Project Management & Tasks Notes & Knowledge Base License MIT AGPL-3.0 Language TypeScript Vue Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 512 MB 512 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 26,376 ★ 28,727 First released 2021 2017 Replaces Trello, Asana, Notion Confluence, Notion
Why pick each one
Choose Focalboard if… Clean Trello-like UI Lightweight Mattermost integration Focalboard details Choose Wiki.js if… Flexible and full-featured Many auth options Good content management Wiki.js details
Frequently asked questions Is Focalboard or Wiki.js better? Neither is universally better. Wiki.js has the larger community, while Focalboard is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Focalboard and Wiki.js free and open-source? Yes. Focalboard is licensed under MIT and Wiki.js under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Focalboard and Wiki.js with Docker? Focalboard: yes. Wiki.js: yes.